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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lexington, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 6
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2127
Feeder Cattle receipts
718 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 755▲ 176 vs year ago 542 · +32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 119▼ 92 vs year ago 197 · −46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 11▼ 18 vs year ago 37 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steer and heifer calves sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with very good demand. Some thin-fleshed weaned packages sharply higher. Warm weather pushing spring green-up early. Very active calf market. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with very good demand. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.90/cwt on 299 head.
Average price
$183.90
299 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$43
per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$44.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1-2406190.507734thin
Medium and Large 1-2536188.921,013253
Large 1-2584169.6799112thin
Medium and Large 2-3557146.4181630
One grade step is worth $44.09/cwt here — about −$43 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale299 hd
183.90
—
KY average22 barns · 5,772 hd
183.57
+0.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,545123.781,91224
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47698.891,46024
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26698.361,24524
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06679.4484726
SteersChoiceAverage1,155133.001,5361thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$1,1764thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$9751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$9957
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$1,3601thin

Every lot

138 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Monday) - Lexington, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added224240.42/cwt229.00–247.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270222.50/cwt222.50–222.506017
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2315157.50/cwt157.50–157.504961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335245.09/cwt222.00–255.0082113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335192.00/cwt192.00–192.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360211.00/cwt211.00–211.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376240.25/cwt222.00–256.0090313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418168.80/cwt160.00–177.507062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427245.21/cwt220.00–254.001,04733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469232.59/cwt218.00–251.001,09118
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Steers—Large 1-2Value Added485217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0521
Steers—Large 1-2515199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526220.39/cwt204.00–229.001,15929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563217.43/cwt207.00–225.001,22432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563180.16/cwt173.00–187.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575193.67/cwt193.00–194.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,27710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622183.86/cwt178.00–186.001,14420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676187.56/cwt183.00–192.001,26822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722181.93/cwt177.00–185.001,3147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774182.15/cwt175.00–183.501,4109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,4866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855170.50/cwt167.00–174.001,4582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2901168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5143
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3920141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,265127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,6071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added170230.00/cwt230.00–230.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added217209.23/cwt205.00–217.504544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3259170.74/cwt170.00–173.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed262220.00/cwt220.00–220.005764
Heifers—Large 1-2305190.00/cwt190.00–190.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added320209.73/cwt200.00–215.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327184.89/cwt182.50–187.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed329236.46/cwt225.00–240.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3353168.06/cwt160.00–176.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added366212.41/cwt200.00–219.007774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375188.97/cwt185.00–195.007093
Heifers—Medium 1-2Value Added385209.00/cwt209.00–209.008052
Heifers—Large 1-2415188.00/cwt188.00–188.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417218.94/cwt194.00–235.0091329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423161.06/cwt159.00–163.006812
Heifers—Medium 1-2427172.00/cwt172.00–172.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433184.48/cwt175.00–189.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460121.00/cwt121.00–121.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478180.05/cwt171.00–189.0086111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479198.43/cwt189.00–216.0095049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510179.00/cwt179.00–179.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515146.25/cwt142.50–150.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524187.49/cwt177.00–197.0098230
Heifers—Large 1-2Value Added532180.00/cwt180.00–180.009584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,08617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567185.56/cwt184.00–187.001,05211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575155.12/cwt135.00–169.008926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618164.55/cwt162.00–167.001,0172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624178.92/cwt170.00–186.001,11621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3657125.00/cwt125.00–125.008215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659171.01/cwt163.00–175.001,12713
Heifers—Large 1-2Value Added660163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0951
Heifers—Large 1-2700155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715164.66/cwt156.00–167.501,17712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3742140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769153.45/cwt151.00–156.001,1809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816155.40/cwt155.00–155.501,2685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3841129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added863141.99/cwt140.00–144.001,2252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2897126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3955103.00/cwt103.00–103.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,101129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,4203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3190190.00/cwt190.00–190.003611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added240212.50/cwt212.50–212.505101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260210.68/cwt209.00–212.505482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3278187.69/cwt183.00–197.505223
Bulls—Large 1-2310203.00/cwt203.00–203.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325203.87/cwt200.00–207.506632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3338174.78/cwt165.00–185.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added343226.04/cwt220.00–232.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added377229.99/cwt220.00–234.0086710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383190.33/cwt180.00–200.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425181.99/cwt170.00–199.007735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461226.99/cwt211.00–239.001,0466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468178.97/cwt177.00–181.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3507151.84/cwt140.00–158.007703
Bulls—Large 1-2525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535208.01/cwt205.00–216.001,1136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2539194.59/cwt190.00–198.001,0495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560182.57/cwt175.00–190.001,0222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565156.00/cwt156.00–156.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575195.30/cwt194.00–198.001,1233
Bulls—Large 1-2590184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618168.01/cwt159.00–175.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662176.99/cwt175.00–180.001,1728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712144.53/cwt142.50–148.001,0293
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2783143.48/cwt142.00–145.001,1232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2809140.51/cwt130.00–143.001,1376
Bulls—Large 1-2860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3895109.00/cwt109.00–109.009761
Bulls—Large 1-2921134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2952111.33/cwt111.00–112.001,0603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3960101.00/cwt101.00–101.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00095.00/cwt95.00–95.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,03090.67/cwt90.00–91.009343
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3375124.00/cwt124.00–124.004651
Dairy Steers—Large 3610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007501
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 345090.00/cwt90.00–90.004052
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,155133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440111.14/cwt102.00–117.001,60010
Bulls——1,620132.81/cwt123.00–143.002,15214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91765.28/cwt58.00–69.005995
Cows—Lean 85-90%99871.81/cwt69.00–75.007175
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12880.89/cwt77.00–85.009129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14393.13/cwt85.00–97.001,0647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16587.97/cwt85.00–90.501,0253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28099.84/cwt92.00–109.001,27821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36889.80/cwt86.00–92.001,2285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505101.28/cwt94.00–110.001,52419
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3800850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820812.97/head700.00–900.008135
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,065700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,335.01/head1,150.00–1,550.001,3353
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.